Legal Opinion

Susan Judd v. Lawrence Wolfe, Susan Judd, Debtor

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided March 11, 1996No. 95-5141PublishedCited by 95 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.

Debtor Susan Judd appeals from a decision of the district court, affirming the bankruptcy court’s denial of her motion to reopen her bankruptcy case pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 350(b). Judd sought to reopen her no-asset Chapter 7 bankruptcy case for the sole purpose of amending her schedules to add a creditor whose name had been omitted.

We are confronted with a question of first impression for us: if a debtor, in a Chapter 7, no-asset, no-bar date bankruptcy proceeding fails to list a claim on its schedule of creditors and the bankruptcy case is closed,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

In Re Gilbert G. BEEZLEY, Debtor. Gilbert G. BEEZLEY, Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA LAND TITLE COMPANY, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
In Re MendiolaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
Hughes Alonzo Robinson v. Tommy C. Mann, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
In the Matter of Clayton Wray Stone, Jr. And Jeannine Stone, Debtors. Clayton Wray Stone, Jr. And Wife, Jeannine Stone v. Melvin CaplanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
In the Matter of Arthur Gershenbaum, Bankrupt. Appeal of Arthur GershenbaumCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by95 opinions

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In Re CruzUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2000
Watson v. Parker (In Re Parker)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 2001

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